US forms taskforce to battle antisemitism, focusing on schools and campuses
Reuters The US Justice Department formed a multi-agency taskforce on Monday to fight antisemitism, with its first priority “rooting out” antisemitic harassment in schools and universities. The Department of Education said it was investigating five universities for allegations of antisemitic harassment. The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the […]
Essay: Five years after Parkland, US school shootings haven’t stopped, and kill more people
In an article first published on The Conversation, criminologists DAVID RIEDMAN, JAMES DENSLEY and JILLIAN PETERSON, says while progress has been made in some areas, there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety and well-being of students and educators in US schools…
“Schools are survival”: US coronavirus closures put homeless students at risk
Reporting from the US, CAREY L BIRON, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how homeless students – and the services that help them – are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic…
Essay: In the US, an old debate over religion in school is opening up again
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID MISLIN, of Temple University, looks at the historical context surrounding the renewed debate over prayer in schools in the US…